The middle class families are now complaining about the Alternative Minimum Tax. They are complaining that soon, even families earning $75,000/year will be hit by it. I do complaint about the unfair tax, and I consider myself middle class. However, I have to say this is a case where the middle class is a victim [...]
Monthly Archives: March 2007
My Subscriptions
- 22
- Mar
Today I sat down to calculate my subscription payments over the course of a year. I may have missed a few, but so far I get $2,305/year. I look at the subscriptions list and none, absolutely none of them are necessary at all. (Some may argue that the VoIP phone is necessary, but both my [...]
Sick Days as An Independent Consultant
- 21
- Mar
Today I have a really bad pain in the neck, literally. Every time I move it (anywhere) it hurts terribly. Since my neck (and probably no-one’s else) can be fixed in position without using some kind of restraint, it is hurting frequently and it is becoming unbearable. It is not the first time it happens [...]
Loans and Cigarettes – Both Turning Kids into Addicts
- 21
- Mar
I happen to invest in both loan and cigarette producing companies. You probably have seen my cash-cow portfolio. One thing that both banks and Altria/Phillip Morris (MO) have in common is that they make addicts of very young people: before they even have an income to buy their products.It is no secret that several judicial [...]
Greenhouse Gases: Selling Credits
- 20
- Mar
I truly believe that Greenhouse Gases contribute to global warming, which in turn could create accelerated damage to our health, economy and society. We have to do something, and I find myself partially in agreement with proposals like the one presented by Senator Edwards of charging money for the “right” of dumping these gases to [...]
